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Sons of baseball : growing up with a Major League dad / Mark Braff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Braff, Mark, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball players--United States--Biography.
- Baseball players.
- Baseball players--Family relationships--United States.
- Fathers and sons--United States--Biography.
- Fathers and sons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 211 pages)
- Other Title:
- Growing up with a Major League dad
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
- Contents:
- Foreword, by Cal Ripken Jr.
- Introduction
- Jerry Hairston & Jerry Hairston Jr. : following grandpa and dad into the family business
- Roger Maris & Kevin Maris : still teaching lessons from dad
- Larry Doby & Larry Doby Jr. : from baseball to Billy Joel
- John Wathan & Dusty Wathan : cup ball and stories from Buck O'Neil
- Henry Rodriguez & David Rodriguez : seeking dad's acceptance : "All I wanted was a Barbie"
- Mariano Rivera & Jafet Rivera : "Come on, Rivera, throw the cutter"
- Vada Pinson & Vada Pinson III : yearning for a father's love
- Yogi Berra & Larry Berra : fielding fungoes from Mickey Mantle
- Dave McNally & Jeff McNally : a national television debut at age seven
- Jack Aker & Matt Aker : if it's Tuesday, this must be Lynchburg
- Boog Powell & John W. Powell Jr. : stealing (and abandoning) the groundskeepers' cart
- Gil Hodges & Gil Hodges Jr. : embracing the legacy
- Tony Pena & Tony Pena Jr. : poking sleeping players with toothpicks
- Jim Bouton & Michael Bouton : riding upside down to Yankee Stadium
- Leo Cardenas & Leo Cardenas Jr. : "I should have made it"
- Bobby Richardson & Robby Richardson : getting past Frank Crosetti, baseball cop
- Mike Hargrove & Andy Hargrove : fishing off Bo Jackson's lap
- Ron Guidry & Brandon Guidry : handfuls of Bazooka and other stadium fun.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 15, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Braff, Mark, 1955- Sons of baseball
- ISBN:
- 9781538176894
- 1538176890
- Publisher Number:
- 40031742958
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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